March 21, 2010<\/cite><\/p>\n Despite criminal investigations, these groups continue unfettered.<\/strong><\/p>\n T<\/strong>HE recent evidence of the psychological harm caused by religious cults could not be more graphic.<\/p>\n On ABC TV’s\u00a0Four Corners<\/em>, Liz and James Anderson told how their indoctrination in Scientology saw them part with hundreds of thousands of dollars buying the outpourings of guru L. Ron Hubbard. Eventually they also lost one of their daughters, signing guardianship to a Scientologist slave labour camp called Sea Org.<\/p>\n Today Tonight<\/em> then revealed how a NSW-based Exclusive Brethren doctor, Mark Craddock, had chemically castrated a young man to suppress his sex drive because he was gay. When\u00a0Today Tonight<\/em> dared to film him with victim Craig Hoyle outside the Brethren headquarters, they were pursued around Sydney by cars full of young thugs who are facing criminal charges.<\/p>\n [[[MORE]]]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" MICHAEL BACHELARD March 21, 2010 Despite criminal investigations, these groups continue unfettered. THE recent evidence of the psychological harm caused by religious cults could not be more graphic. On ABC TV’s\u00a0Four Corners, Liz and James Anderson told how their indoctrination … Continue reading